*Boom* There goes the positive sentiment of this country. On Friday morning, 17 July 2009, two bombs blasted on J.W. Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotel in Mega Kuningan, Jakarta. The coward terrorists did it again. The innocent people died again. The nation, especially the capital city Jakarta, was left in shock. The stock index is…
Category: Football
Cristiano Ronaldo: Thanks for the great years, but we won’t miss you!
As Manchester United fans, I don’t feel any regret of Manchester United selling Ronaldo to Madrid. He’s been doing a lot to our team, helped us win everything, from League Cup, Barclay Premier League to Champions League (oh, and that World Club Cup Championship as well). We bought him as teenager in fraction of the…
Kaká dan Strategi Kompensasi Karyawan
Di awal tahun 2009 bursa transfer sepakbola diramaikan dengan aksi tim Manchester City untuk mendapatkan sederet pemain bintang. Dengan bekal kekuatan finansial pemilik barunya, Abu Dhabi United Group Investment and Development Limited, manajemen “The Citizens” terlihat yang paling aktif dalam memburu pemain-pemain bintang dengan tawaran yang gila-gilaan. Salah satu tawaran yang paling hangat diberitakan adalah tawaran…
Torn Between The Two: FIFA 2009 vs PES 2009
It’s the European Cup final. England vs Spain. 3 minutes from time, England is trailing back 2-3 from Spain. Until the ball was found scrambled in the penalty kick area, and somehow Peter Crouch picked it up near the byline, turned his back and shot past Iker Casillas. Goal! England drew level! I shouted and…
FIFA 09 vs PES 2009: History Reviewed
World is never short of great rivalries. Windows vs Mac. Manchester United vs Liverpool. Federer vs Nadal. iPhone vs Blackberry. This also happens in football games space. There always be this endless debate: “Which one is better? Electronic Art’s FIFA or Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer (a.k.a. Winning Eleven)?” For the past 10 years, the answer…